Ruth Stone is the author of six books or chapbooks of poetry: In an Iridescent Time, 1960; Topography and Other Poems, 1971; Unknown Messages, 1973; Cheap, 1975; American Milk, 1986; Second-Hand Coat: New and Selected Poems, 1987. Three new books will be published this year: Who is the Widow's Muse?; The Yasha Poems, and The Solitary. We are very fortunate that Ruth Stone is teaching creative writing as a visiting faculty member at Old Dominion University during 1989-90.

Ruth Stone will read from her poetry at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 3, in the Newport News Room of Webb Center. [extracted from 1989 brochure]

12th Annual Literary Festival